Total Payments
$3,735
2024 Payments
$950.90
Companies
13
Transactions
30
Medicare Patients
43
Medicare Billing
$2,856
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$2,000 (53.5%)
Food & Beverage$1,735 (46.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $2,000 | 1 | 53.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,735 | 29 | 46.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $2,000 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $340.04 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $292.61 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $231.42 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $166.41 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Philips North America LLC | $147.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $145.85 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $117.92 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $103.54 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $101.40 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $950.90 | 13 | Medtronic, Inc. ($157.87) |
| 2023 | $2,533 | 13 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. ($2,000) |
| 2022 | $225.28 | 3 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($121.74) |
| 2019 | $26.08 | 1 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($26.08) |
All Payment Transactions
30 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.68 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.69 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 10/13/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $101.40 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.00 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 06/15/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.92 | General |
| Category: PAD | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.67 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.94 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLOSUREFAST (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.87 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.19 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.81 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.88 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $147.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.85 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.15 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venovo (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 11/11/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.83 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.40 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.98 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 05/26/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.97 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 05/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.68 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 05/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.21 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Varithena Administration Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.79 | General |
| Category: Varithena_PI | ||||||
| 03/15/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.33 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 03/03/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.95 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 43 | 57 | $71,131 | $2,856 |
Total Patients
43
Total Services
57
Medicare Billing
$2,856
Procedure Codes
3
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36465 | Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 20 | $67,560 | $1,813 | 2.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,196 | $624.00 | 28.4% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 25 | $1,375 | $418.75 | 30.5% |
About Dr. Ruth Bush, MD
Dr. Ruth Bush, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Galveston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316027741.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ruth Bush, MD has received a total of $3,735 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $950.90 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 30 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($2,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bush has provided services to 43 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 57 services with total Medicare billing of $2,856. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Location Galveston, TX
- Active Since 10/17/2006
- Last Updated 09/19/2022
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316027741
Products in Payments
- Venovo (Device) $2,000
- Varithena Administration Pack (Device) $292.61
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $215.67
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $166.41
- CLOSUREFAST (Device) $157.87
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $150.00
- (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided (Device) $147.00
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $145.85
- AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) $117.92
- CellerateRx (Device) $103.54
- Indigo System (Device) $101.40
- Flexitouch Plus (Device) $34.88
- VENASEAL (Device) $32.17
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $27.81
- ClosureFast (Device) $26.08
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $15.75
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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